Unit 7

Walter Cannon

proposed that the stress response (fast) was a fight- or- flight response marked by the outpouring of epinephrine and norepinephrine from the inner adrenal glands, increasing heart and respiration rates, mobilizing sugar and fat, and dulling pain.

Cannon Washburn

came up with the stomach contraction theory which states that we know we are hungry when our stomach contracts.

Motivation

a psychological process that directs and maintains behavior towards a goal.

Achievement

the drive to succeed, especially when in competition.

Glucose

the form of sugar that circulates in the blood and provides the major source of energy for body tissues.

Instinct

complex, inherited behavior patterns characteristic of a species that is unlearned.

Distress

bad stress such as losing a job, a loved one, divorce, etc.

Eustress

good stress such as going on a vacation, the holidays, getting married, etc.

Kurt Lewin

developed the types of social conflicts: approach- approach, avoidance- avoidance, approach- avoidance, multiple approach- avoidance.

Paul Ekman

conducted the most extensive research on the facial expressions of basic emotions, said there are 6 basic emotions and a universal "facial language.

Arousal

the level of alertness, wakefulness, an activation caused by activity in the CNS.

Hans Selye

developed the General Adaptation Syndrome.

Secondary drive

drives that are learned through conditioning such as working for money.

Schachter Singer theory

to experience emotion one must (1) be physically aroused and (2) cognitively label the arousal.

Incentive theory

people are motivated by a desire to obtain external incentives.

Extrinsic motivation

doing something because of a promise of a reward or a threat of punishment.

catharsis hypothesis

The ________ maintains that "releasing aggressive energy (through action or fantasy) relieves aggressive urges.

James Lange theory

our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion- arousing stimuli.

Abraham Maslow

created maslows hierarchy of needs.

Sexual response cycle

the four stages of sexual responding described by Masters and Johnson- excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution.

Drive reduction theory

the idea that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state (a drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy the need.

Motivation

a psychological process that directs and maintains behavior towards a goal

Instinct

complex, inherited behavior patterns characteristic of a species that is unlearned

Drive-reduction theory

  the idea that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state (a drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy the need

Primary drive

drives that are innate such as hunger, thirst, and sex

Secondary drive

drives that are learned through conditioning such as working for money

Arousal

the level of alertness, wakefulness, an activation caused by activity in the CNS

Incentive theory

people are motivated by a desire to obtain external incentives

Extrinsic motivation

doing something because of a promise of a reward or a threat of punishment

Hierarchy of Needs

Maslows pyramid of human needs, beginning at the base with physiological needs that must first be satisfied before higher-level safety needs and then psychological needs become active

Achievement

the drive to succeed, especially when in competition

Glucose

the form of sugar that circulates in the blood and provides the major source of energy for body tissues

Set point

the point at which an individuals "weight thermostat" is supposedly set

Basil metabolic rate

the bodys resting rate of energy expenditure

Emotion

a response of the whole organism, involving (1) physiological arousal, (2) expressive behaviors, and (3) conscious experience

James-Lange theory

our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli

Cannon-Bard theory

an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience of emotion

Schachter-Singer theory

to experience emotion one must (1) be physically aroused and (2) cognitively label the arousal

Catharsis

emotional release

Stress

the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging

Stressor

anything that brings on the reaction to stress

Acute stressor

 fleeting, short-term stress

Chronic stressor

persistent and enduring stress

Distress

bad stress such as losing a job, a loved one, divorce, etc

Eustress

good stress such as going on a vacation, the holidays, getting married, etc

Abraham Maslow

created maslows hierarchy of needs

Cannon-Washburn

came up with the stomach contraction theory which states that we know we are hungry when our stomach contracts

Paul Ekman

conducted the most extensive research on the facial expressions of basic emotions, said there are 6 basic emotions and a universal "facial language"

Hans Selye

developed the General Adaptation Syndrome

Walter Cannon

proposed that the stress response (fast) was a fight-or-flight response marked by the outpouring of epinephrine and norepinephrine from the inner adrenal glands, increasing heart and respiration rates, mobilizing sugar and fat, and dulling pain